Punchboard registering device



g- 27, I I J. 5. HADE'SBECK' 2,406,603

PUNCH BOARD REGISTERING DEVICE Filed March 13. 1945 L 2 IO 29 2 a gzamz- A I INVENTOR. 23 JOHN s. HADESBECK Patented Aug. 27, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PUNCHBOARD REGISTERING DEVICE John S. H'adesbeck, Portland, Greg. Application March 13, 1945, Serial No. 582,544

a 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for encasing a punch board, and the: primary object of the invention is to indicate how many times the board has been punched as a total and also how many times the board is punched in any single playing operation.

In the operation of punch boards at the present time it is possible for the player to punch out several punches then dispose of the numbers having no value unless the attendant of the punch board is continually watching him. With my new and improved punch recording device the attendant can read the number of punches having been played previous and after the player has completed his punching of the board the attendant can calculate the number of punches he had made.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the drawing, specification and claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my new and improved punch board recording device, having a punch board encased therein.

Figure 2 is a sectional inverted plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 33 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, partially broken away for convenience of illustration.

In the drawing:

My new and improved punch board recording device for punch boards consists of a case having a hingedly mounted side 2 which is pivotally connected to the case at 3 and has a suitable hasp 4 engaging the staple 5, which in turn can be locked by any suitable look, as indicated at 6. The punch board is indicated at l and appears through opening 3 of the case I. The back of the board also has an opening 9 so that the numbers can be punched through the board I.

My invention consists of placing metallic sheets and H across the face of the punch board and over the holes l2. These metallic sheets readily conduct electric energy and are insulated apart by the insulating sheet l3 placed between them, best illustrated in Figures 3 and 4.

A suitable covering sheet M covers the top of the board and the sheets I0 and Il, protecting and holding them in place. The sheets IE! and l l are completely insulated away from the board and the casing of the recording device. .A source of electric energy, as batteries [5, contained with- V 2" v ina holder l6 within the case I, provides electric energy for operating the recording device.-

A registering meter I! is provided for indicating the numberof punches being made on the board. This meter may be of any well known construction and preferably should be of a type indicating the total punches made over a period of time and also indicate the number of punches made during one play, after which these indications can be returned to a starting point, similar to the trip mileages on speedometers, although I do not wish to be limited to any particular form of meter.

An operating coil [8, having a core l9 and connecting rod 20 operates the meter H. A spring Zl'returns the coil I9 to the position shown in Figure 2 after the coil has operated the meter, which I will describe later.

The punch 30 is inserted into one of the holes [2, the point of the punch l3 breaking the metallic sheet at 3!, forcing it down through the hole 32 of the insulating plate l3 and contacting the same against the metallic plate H at 33, completing the electric circuit, as above described, operating the connecting rod 20 of the core I!) or the coil E8, which in turn operates the meter l1. As the punch 30 is forced further down it will cut the portions 34 completely away from the metallic plates, breaking the circuit as the punch is forced downward removing the usual prize number 35.

In order to change the punch boards contained within the casing I the side closure 2 is opened by removing the lock and latch 4 from the staple 5 and hinging the side about its pivot point 3. This will remove the contact bars away from in line with the batteries and the punch board, allowing the punch board to be removed or replaced through the side of the casing, also giving access to the batteries l5.

From the above description it will be noted that as the punch starts down through the holes it brings a portion of the metallic plate within the holes into contact with one another com pleting an electric circuit, operating a meter.

It is my intention that when the player takes up the board to play the attendant can set the meter by a key passing into the keyhole 36, resetting the dials 3'! to zero, then when the player has finished punching the board it is easy to determine the number of plays by reading the dial 31. The total number of plays on the board can be read from the dial 38.

I do not wish to be limited, as stated before, to any particular type of meter, as my invention consists of providing a means, such as a meter, for determining the number of plays or punches made on a punch board.

While I have illustrated a casing for holding the punch board, I do not wish to be limited to this method, as the meter and contact plates may' all be contained within the punch board itself at the source of manufacture, but due to the cost of production I believe that the meter, including its magnetic operating device should be contained Within a separate frame, as I have illustrated in the drawing.

I do not Wish to be limited to the exact mechanical construction as illustrated in my drawing, as other forms of mechanical equivalents may be substituted still coming within the scope of my claims.

I claim:

1. A punch board holding and registering apparatus including a casing to receive the punch 20 board, a register in the casing for registering the individual punching operation, a coil for operating the register, a circuit including a source of energy for energizing the coil, spaced superimposed metallic plates overlying the holes in the punch board, said circuit being normally open due to the spacing of said plates and a punch for punching the holes in the punch board and tar-- minally formed withan end to break the upper plate in line with the hole being punched and to move said broken part into contact with the lower plate to complete the circuit and operate the register.

2. A construction as described in claim 1 wherein the divided parts of the plates are carried through the punch board in the punching operation to break the circuit following each punching operation.

3. A construction as defined in claim 1 wherein the plates are in electrical contact with contact strips secured in the casing and included in the operating circuit.

JOHN S. HADESBECK. 

